Bath Ales

Commercial Brewery in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by St. Austell Brewery
Associated Venue: Graze Bar, Brewery & Chophouse (Bath Ales)

Established in 1995

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Hare Brewery, Southway Drive, Warmley, Bristol, BS30 5LW, England
Description
Started brewing in 1995 by two former employees of Smiles Brewery using the same plant as Henstridge Brewery.
Moved to Siston Lane, Bristol in the summer of 1999.
Having outgrown these premises a further relocation to their current site at Units 3-7 Caxton Industrial Estate, Crown Way, Warmley, Bristol was carried out during March 2004.
A 50 barrel brewplant is used. A small on-site brewery was installed at their new (2013) Graze pub in Bath and was used to brew Platform 3 beer (originally 5.7%, latterly 4.5%) and the occasional special.
The beers branded as Beerd were from a small-batch plant within the main brewery at Warmley.
Mid 2016 brewery bought out by St. Austell brewery, with the inevitable cessation of the Beerd brand and the brew plant in Bath.
Production of Bath Ales cask range has been reduced to just Gem, with the spare capacity used by St. Austell for overflow production of Tribute and other St. Austell beers.
Since late 2025 Bath Ales became just a brand of St. Austell

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6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Appearance is golden and very clear. A white head which quickly disappears. Lots of carbonation. Aroma- creamy malt, toffee, citrus fruits, cut grass, hop resin. Taste- plenty of bitter hops, cereal, lemons, malt undertones, short and dry finish. Refreshing.
Tried on 19 Jul 2015 at 14:43

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On cask at the Green Dragon. Appearance - amber with a decent head. Nose - creamy toffee and light biscuit. Taste - tangy toffee and more biscuits. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - a solid bitter. Didn’t think it was a golden ale.
Tried from Cask on 17 Jul 2015 at 17:36

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared @ Rover during RBScSG. Pours very hazy burnt orangish brown with a frothy brownish goldenish beige head that leave some thick trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is malty and fruity estery with sweet dark bread, caramel, biscuits, baked pears, figs, hay and alcohol. Taste is sweet, slightly bitter, malty and fruity. Mouthfeel is soft, round, slightly boozy and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet and bitter with sweet dark bread, caramel, biscuits, baked pears, figs, hay and brandy alcohol. Quite nice... Solid malts and suiting fruity esters.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2015 at 08:35

6/10
Tried on 09 Jul 2015 at 16:15

6/10
Tried on 09 Jul 2015 at 08:48

6/10
Tried on 06 Jul 2015 at 04:32

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol, March 2015. Amber in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Very sweet, as most Bath Ales beers are, with a touch of citrus fruit and moderately bitter finish Not my kind of beer.
Tried from Cask on 22 Jun 2015 at 14:56

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Gravity cask at the Lady Lane Wharf beer festival, June 2015. Poured a dark brown colour with a thin whispy white head. The aroma is sweet malt, treacle toffee. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light sweet butterscotch, woody resin hop palate. Moderate to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 20 Jun 2015 at 15:03

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Appearance is clear and copper, a small beige head. Aroma- raisin, caramel malt, toffee, nutty. Taste- sweet breads, yeasty, caramel, hint of dark fruits, slightly creamy mouthfeel. Nice stuff.
Tried on 20 Jun 2015 at 03:04

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 2nd June 2015. Copper with a disappearing off-white laceless foam. Malty aroma with fruity hops. Very malty in-mouth with plenty of caramel and a little nuttiness - hazelnut. Malty and nutty finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jun 2015 at 18:37